[OTTD] Dutch Tracks Development (0.1.0-Alpha1 released)

[jor[D]1]

Nice catenary poles. Maybe let them use a wire similar to the dutch catenary set wires.

Should i bend this one a bit more?

I think you should indeed bend it a little bit more. I think that the poles in the | direction on the right side of the track also need to be bend a bit more, maybe by making the base 1px wider.

The mouth is too big and there is no good way to solve that without completely losing the idea that it is a long stretch into the tunnel, so that type is not going to work. Maybe this one and this one are a nice replacement. Their shape represents the OpenTTD tunnels, so it shouldn't be to hard to get the size of the mouth the same as that of the "hole" in the grass graphics.

Looks like a very nice compromise i think

[Yoshi]

I edited them a bit....

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[Transportman]

I edited them a bit....

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And coded them. Note that the offsets are not completely correct yet.

I think that most right pole (so NE direction, right side of the track) should have a lighter base.

Another note: I didn't push this code to the Devzone yet, if you are happy with how they look ingame, I will push the changes to the Devzone.

[Hyronymus]

Also good looking stuff here! This trackset is coming along nicely.

[Yoshi]

I tried out the other portals with the correct shape:

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I hope they fit better...


And here is the lighted Pylon:

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The positions look good, i think

[Quast65]

That betuwetunnel feels too oldfashioned to me, for such a modern railtrack. Isn't it possible to use the tunnels from BK enhanced tunnels as a reference?
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php? ... ls#p588601

[Transportman]

I tried out the other portals with the correct shape:

Tunnel_Betuwe2.png

I hope they fit better...


And here is the lighted Pylon:

Pylon_Betouwe.png

The positions look good, i think

I think the tunnel mouth needs to be a bit rounder and the fences a bit lighter. What are those two small sprites in the middle? I'm trying to figure out where they should go in the left image, but I just don't see it.

The pylons look great. I'll fix the offsets in the code and then upload everything to the Devzone.

That betuwetunnel feels too oldfashioned to me, for such a modern railtrack. Isn't it possible to use the tunnels from BK enhanced tunnels as a reference?
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php? ... ls#p588601

I personally don't like the BK enhanced tunnels for the Betuweroute tunnels. Maybe for one of the other tracks (1500V DC for example) they are a good reference.

[Quast65]

What are those two small sprites in the middle?

They look like powerlines to me

[jor[D]1]

The diagonal views probably.
So the view where you see the train from the side.

[Transportman]

The pylons look great. I'll fix the offsets in the code and then upload everything to the Devzone.

Upload completed, graphics will be available in the next nightly.


I'm thinking to use the OpenGFX train signals (normal block signal) as the base for the lights at the Metro level crossings. When I switch the lights (so that red is above and green is below) and make the pole striped black/white it resembles a Dutch traffic light, but I will be doing that this evening.

[Transportman]

I'm thinking to use the OpenGFX train signals (normal block signal) as the base for the lights at the Metro level crossings. When I switch the lights (so that red is above and green is below) and make the pole striped black/white it resembles a Dutch traffic light, but I will be doing that this evening.

I have taken the green light out, so in RL it is a traffic light that can show yellow -> red -> nothing. I would like some feedback on the sprites I made from the OpenGFX signals. Should the green light be put back in? Should there be barriers or something? If people like them, I can add them to the code and finalize the Metro Graphics.

[FooBar]

Maybe you can give them some depth by making the left side of the pole one or two shades darker than the right side, possibly with some random colour variations to give them some texture.

As for the lights, I would not put a green one in, this seems fine to me.

[Yoshi]

I think the tunnel mouth needs to be a bit rounder and the fences a bit lighter. What are those two small sprites in the middle? I'm trying to figure out where they should go in the left image, but I just don't see it.

I'll try it...

Those little sprites are the track underlay parts... there is not more to see

The pylons look great. I'll fix the offsets in the code and then upload everything to the Devzone.

Thanks.

[Transportman]

Maybe you can give them some depth by making the left side of the pole one or two shades darker than the right side, possibly with some random colour variations to give them some texture.

As for the lights, I would not put a green one in, this seems fine to me.

Ok. I will try to give them some depth and texture.

I think the tunnel mouth needs to be a bit rounder and the fences a bit lighter. What are those two small sprites in the middle? I'm trying to figure out where they should go in the left image, but I just don't see it.

I'll try it...

Those little sprites are the track underlay parts... there is not more to see

Ok, was just wondering what those sprites could be. I'll try to include the tunnel sprites in the code after Easter, when you make some changes I only have to replace the file to include the changes.

The pylons look great. I'll fix the offsets in the code and then upload everything to the Devzone.

Thanks.

You can try the current nightly to see the result. Just start in 2100 (or 1800 with the early introduction parameter on), then the Betuweroute-tracks should be available.

[Yoshi]

It looks good...

But the Pylon in | view on the right side is two pixels above the left side one.

[Transportman]

It looks good...

But the Pylon in | view on the right side is two pixels above the left side one.

Ok. I made a bug report on the DevZone so that I can't forget it, when I'm on my own system again I will look into it, think I have to change the y-offset a bit.

[Yoshi]

Here is a new try, now the mouth is rounder and the fences are a little bit lighter...
left: new right: old

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Edit:

And here are some walls to replace the fences:

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Here is my source picture...

[Transportman]

It looks good...

But the Pylon in | view on the right side is two pixels above the left side one.

Ok. I made a bug report on the DevZone so that I can't forget it, when I'm on my own system again I will look into it, think I have to change the y-offset a bit.

This is going to take a bit longer, a number of other offsets also have to be done (a junction from N to NE looks weird for example), so I will have to check all possible combinations.

Here is a new try, now the mouth is rounder and the fences are a little bit lighter...

Tunnel_Betuwe3.png

Edit:

And here are some walls to replace the fences:

Fences_Betuwe.png

Here is my source picture...

They look good. The blue on the fences is for the CC? Just to be sure, because I'm not really familiar with palettes and stuff.

[Yoshi]

Yes it's for Company Colour...

How is the new tunnel mouth?

[Transportman]

They look good to me. Maybe others can give some feedback on it before you also make the other directions.